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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. The carrier was a normal cardboard box, but the opossum was nestled on a square of white fur, surrounded by pinecones and greenery, and all of it was festively tied with a ribbon. There had been heavy rain and it was all they had.